Prosecutors have filed a new motion in the Freddie Gray case, seeking to keep all evidence private and to prevent leaks to the public.

Baltimore City State's Attorney Marilyn Mosby has promised to not try this case in the media, and as her office gets closer to when she has to hand over evidence to defense attorneys, she's calling on the defense to make the same promise to keep evidence private.

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Mosby filed a protective order on the evidence in the case against six Baltimore City police officers in the death of Gray.

Mosby wants the judge to prohibit the officers' attorneys from publicly sharing evidence during the discovery process over concerns of tainting potential jurors.

"This order is necessary because the defendants' attorneys have demonstrated a likelihood of publicizing discovery material in a manner that may jeopardize the ability to conduct a fair and impartial trial of these matters," Mosby's office said in the motion.

It's an unusual legal move that has little precedent in Maryland.

"I found that a little interesting in light of the fact that it was the same argument defense counsel was making earlier when it made a motion that we should change venue," University of Baltimore Law Professor David Jaros said. "So we see both sides are sort of appealing to this issue of making sure the jury pool is fair and untainted when it serves their strategic purposes."

Last month, attorneys for one of the charged officers, Sgt. Alicia White, argued publicly for her innocence.

"For some reason, the state feels they have evidence to show that Ms. White didn't do anything," defense attorney Ivan Bates said on May 13. "Alicia White is your sister, she's your cousin, she's your friend, she's your neighbor. She is Baltimore City."

Defense attorneys have called this protective order disingenuous, saying it's a way to keep what might be the key piece of evidence, Gray's autopsy, hidden.

In the motion, Mosby's office argues, "There is nothing in the autopsy report the state seeks to hide. (Defendants) want the freedom to publicize selected aspects of the discovery while requiring the state to follow the law that prevents comments in order to ensure a fair trial for defendants."

Prosecutors have to hand over their evidence to the defense by June 26, but as part of this motion, they want a hearing on this matter before that date.